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Home Depot, for example, recently hit its lowest multiple of enterprise value to sales since 2018, except for the Covid panic.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
Asset manager Pictet estimates that U.S. public equity supply has dropped by about 1% a year since 2005, except for a brief spurt around the financial crisis.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026
Whatever the case, the percentage of able-bodied Americans in the labor force recently hit the lowest level since the 1970s, except for a brief period during the pandemic.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026
It’s packed with boxes, except for a locked room, which Michael had decorated, based on an old photograph, in the image of her favorite childhood Christmas — a surprise never delivered.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
He was quick and quiet and covered in dark fur, except for a long, pale scar that streaked across his body like a comet.
From "The Wild Robot Escapes" by Peter Brown
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